Hilti DX 76-MX, Quick Start Manual - Supplement

KNOWING ESSENTIAL FIELD TROUBLE SHOOTING

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INDEX

POSSIBLE CAUSES NAILS

Issue

Visual

Criteria

Trouble

Possible cause

Action

Nail stand-off 

too high

No piston mark visible, 

nail head stays off, 

stand-off too high

Deck is not fas-

tened properly to 

the beam

Power setting too 

low or cartridge 

not strong enough

Dial up power 

setting or increase 

strength of cartridge

Nail stand-off 

is too low

Washer compressed, 

piston mark clearly 

visible

Deck is not fas-

tened properly to 

the beam

Power setting too 

high or cartridge 

is too strong

Dial down power 

setting or decrease 

strength of cartridge

Nail stand-off 

is OK

Washer compressed, 

piston mark slightly 

visible, deck flat – no 

deformation

–

–

–

Gap between 

deck profile 

and beam

Nail stand off OK or 

too low, deck slightly 

deformed

Deck profile  

does not lay solid 

on the beam

Gap caused by 

slope of the deck 

or local effects

Avoid gap between 

sheet and beam or 

fasten at the right 

side of the beam

Beam miss

Nail stand off OK or too 

low, sheet metal one 

sided  deformed (edge 

of the beam visible)

Beam miss

Deck not marked

Mark the deck

Issue

Visual

Criteria

Trouble

Possible cause

Action

Nail stand-off 

too high

No piston mark visible, 

nail head stays off, 

stand-off too high

Deck is not fas-

tened properly to 

the beam

Power setting too 

low or cartridge 

not strong enough

Dial up power 

setting or increase 

strength of cartridge

Nail stand-off 

is OK

Washer compressed, 

piston mark clearly 

visible, deck flat – no 

deformation

–

–

–

Nail stand-off 

is too low

Washer over compres-

sed, deck deformed, 

stand-off too low

Deck is not fas-

tened properly to 

the beam

Power setting too 

high or cartridge 

is too strong

Dial down power 

setting or decrease 

strength of cartridge

Gap between 

deck profile 

and beam

Nail stand off OK or 

too low without piston 

clear mark

Deck profile  

does not lay solid 

on the beam

Gap caused by 

slope of the deck 

or local effects

Avoid gap between 

sheet and beam or 

fasten at the right 

side of the beam

Beam miss

Nail stand off OK or too 

low, sheet metal one 

sided  deformed (edge 

of the beam visible)

Beam miss

Deck not marked

Mark the deck

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